Listening is a magnetic and strong thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

The No. 1 reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.